Arab cinema

World Premiere Of Walt Disney Studios' "Snow White"
Arab cinema
MENA
Live Story

Calls grow to block Snow White from screening in Arab countries

Arab organisations have intensified calls to boycott Disney's Snow White film, condemning the casting of Israeli actress and former soldier Gal Gadot.

The New Arab Staff
23 March, 2025
2025 Panorama: geographical focus
Clermont-Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

From Beirut to Clermont: Lebanese short films take the spotlight

The New Arab Staff

Sarah Khalil

31 January, 2025
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MENA Films
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The best MENA films of 2024

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

26 December, 2024
Cinema_Rialto
Morocco
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Is there reason to be optimistic about Moroccan cinema?

Elisa Pierandrei

Elisa Pierandrei

31 October, 2024
Saleh_Bakri
Films
Interviews
Live Story

Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri on identity, activism & censorship

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

04 October, 2024
Egypt
MENA
Live Story

Egypt investigates fire at iconic Al-Ahram film studio

Thaer Mansour
17 March, 2024
How the war on Gaza ended our love affair with the Oscars
Gaza War
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

How the war on Gaza ended our love affair with the Oscars

Eman Ibrahim

Eman Ibrahim

12 March, 2024
Golden age of Egyptian cinema revived by vintage poster art
Arab cinema
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Vintage poster art revives 'golden age' of Egyptian cinema

George Iskander

George Iskander

06 October, 2023
The Burdened: A striking abortion drama set in today’s Yemen
Yemen
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The Burdened: A striking abortion drama set in Yemen

Davide

Davide Abbatescianni

23 June, 2023
four Daughters Cannes
Tunisia
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Kaouther Ben Hania on post-revolution Tunisian cinema

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Alexander Durie

07 June, 2023
In Conversation with ‘Harka’ Director, Lotfy Nathan
Tunisia
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Lotfy Nathan's 'Harka' and the burden of normalcy in Tunisia

Sarah Harris

Sarah Harris

05 May, 2023
Illustration MENA artit
Arab culture
Culture
Live Story

Will the year of Arab excellence continue into 2023?

Dalia Al Dujaili

Dalia Al-Dujaili

03 February, 2023
Palestinian film festivals across UK celebrate rising talent
Palestine
Culture
Live Story

Palestinian film festivals across UK celebrate rising talent

Melissa Chemam

Melissa Chemam

12 December, 2022
The Blue Caftan
Morocco
Culture
Live Story

The Blue Caftan: Stitching together love and yearning

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

14 October, 2022
The Blue Caftan
London
Culture
Live Story

BFI London Film Festival 2022: MENA films to look out for

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Sami Rahman

06 October, 2022
Strong Female Character by Hanna Flint
Arab film
Book Club
Live Story

Strong Female Character: The changing face of cinema for WOC

Shahed Ezaydi

Shahed Ezaydi

21 September, 2022
Palestinian families attend the screening of a movie during the opening of the "Red Carpet" cinema festival in Gaza City, on May 12, 2016
Palestine
Culture
Live Story

Second Intifada cinema and experimental Palestinian film

Elisa Pierandrei

Elisa Pierandrei

06 September, 2022
Femicide
Perspectives

Arab entertainment is romanticising misogyny and femicide

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Tharwa Boulifi

20 July, 2022
Heliopolis
Algeria
Culture
Live Story

Heliopolis commemorates the Sétif and Guelma massacre

Ouissal Harize

Ouissal Harize

05 July, 2022
Cannes Film Festival
MENA
Live Story

2022 Cannes Film Festival: MENA films to look out for

The New Arab Staff
17 May, 2022
Moon Knight still
Marvel
Culture
Live Story

Disney's Moon Knight helps Marvel overcome orientalist past

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

04 May, 2022